The study was conducted to determine the influence of institutional factors and attitude on the use of herbicides by farmers in Edo State, Nigeria. The study was descriptive and experimental. Multistage sampling technique was used. Thus the total sample size for the study was one...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/21624
Aims: To determine and compare the equilibrium adsorption capacity and adsorption process of crude oil onto ground chicken feathers and mixture of crude oil on water onto ground chicken feathers with that of a conventional synthetic sorbent mat determined under the same experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20099
In this study, the use of low molecular weight Ethylene glycol [CH2 (OH).CH2OH] as a new type of plasticizer in polyethylene oxide (PEO)/Mg(CH3COO)2 solid polymer electrolytes preparation was examined. The complexation of Mg(CH3COO)2 salt with the polymer in the presence and abse...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20043
B. M. Nsimba, P. V. Tsalu, D. T. Mwanangombo, E. K. Atibu, D. S. T. Tshibangu, K. Kayembe, N. L. Basosila, S. O. Mihigo & P. T. Mpiana·Chemical Science International Journal·2015
Aims: This work highlights the influence of the additivity of withdrawing electronic groups attached to the aromatic ring on the inhibition of the production of methane gas by the methanogenic bacteria acetoclastic. Study Design: Anaerobic digestion of pig manure, anaerobic toxic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21375
The ultrasonic degradation of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) was carried out in a range of different concentration of polymer solution to investigate on the changes of molecular weights. Also the ultrasonic degradation at different temperatures and power of ultrasound (30-150 W) was...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16508
The Hap/Cs-CMC (Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan-carboxymethyl cellulose) composite materials with different mass ratio were firstly prepared by liquid co-precipitation method. According to preliminary results, the mass ratio of 50/50 (Hap/Cs-CMC) composite material was selected as the re...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20053
This investigation was concern to study the removal of methylene blue pollutants from aqueous solution using cellulose nanocrystal synthesized from cotton. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed using adsorption models of Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin. The thermodynamic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20031
This study investigate the origin of heavy metal pollution and its associated ecological risks to the surrounding aquatic ecosystems in the Lagos Lagoon. Sediments samples from twelve selected stations, that covers the; Southern, central and North-Eastern segments of Lagos Lagoon...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20334
Background: Cadmium (Cd) is recognized as one of the most toxic heavy metals with very strong accumulation. In dentistry, Cd may be released from dentures, intraoral alloys. Some strategies have been postulated to neutralize heavy metal intoxication such as zinc supplementation....
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19626
The study presented dependence of densities, dynamic and kinematic viscosity coefficients, surface tension and thermal expansion coefficients of paraffin oil from operating oil wells on temperature range 290-350 K and and concentration of the iron nanoparticle- 100 nm. It was fou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17830